Researching Your Pennsylvania German Ancestors at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center (PA PalAm Events)
Presenter, Hunt Schenkel, is the Archivist at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center in Pennsburg, PA. He will give a discuss the Library’s collection, which focuses on Schwenkfelder history as well as Pennsylvania German history in general.
The Schwenkfelders are a small German Protestant denomination who settled in southeastern Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Their center maintains internationally recognized collections and research facilities. Visitors can explore the themes of religious freedom, tolerance, migration, and heritage through stories of the Schwenkfelders and Pennsylvania Germans of the Perkiomen region.